Demons Want You Isolated (Fr. Boniface)

[@DanielleRosaria]

Could you guys please pray for me and my family? Our daughter has significant autism. She is very anxious and ridged and has behaviors. We go out to the park usually twice a day to help her stay regulated. It’s tough because we’re so focused of her it’s hard to interact with friends or family or even talk much between ourselves. Please pray for us so we find ways to keep from being isolated. I’m homeschooling both our kids and that’s going well. I recently joined a mom’s Rosary group. We’re trying.

[@funkymonkey8308]

I'll pray for you! Please pray for me in return. My adult son is arranged from me after I finally told him that the woman his father brought to his wedding is the woman his father chested on me with. His father lied of course. He is involved in woke transgender behaviors. He needs Jesus. This was a young man who was in the music ministry who now rejects Jesus and is an athious like his father

[@vanessamariemaxwell2371]

@@DanielleRosaria praying 🙏🏻

[@mandymorgan3346]

Praying, we are going through a very similar situation. It is very isolating

[@DanielleRosaria]

@ Thank you! You have a friend in me. 🙏🏼

[@DanielleRosaria]

@ Thank you!

[@trish87563]

I wish I could find a way to avoid being isolated, but as a single woman in her mid-40s, I can't find much connection in my parish because everyone else my age is married and busy with their families, and I try to get involved, but it's either me and a bunch of 75-year-olds (which is sort of OK, but I need contact with peers) or I just don't fit with my peers because I don't have kids. There's also NOTHING in my entire diocese for singles who aren't young adults. Nothing. My family of origin is just about gone, old friends are now married and doing their thing, and I can't seem to find anyone who's got the interest or energy to make new friends at this age. And don't even get me started on the nightmare that dating is. I don't know how to get around it right now, and it's PAINFULLY exhausting being so alone. And I know some people will just say, "But all you need is God! Just turn to Him!", but I'd remind anyone tempted to say that that God created us for connection not just with Him, but with each other as well. It's not supposed to be that God is the only one we have, and I'm dying to have someone I can hug and sit down and have coffee with or do chores with or even argue with and be physically present with.

[@DomN5TCB]

@@trish87563 You nailed it. I think there is over focus on marriage/family, or vocations, that there is hardly any support for single Catholics. And there are people who, either for a short time or a lifetime are not called to either marriage or a vocation. In fact, many see somebody outside of marriage or a vocation as somebody "having a problem". Those who think a single person "is having a problem" are committing the sins of wrong judgement, and worse, "playing God"

[@trish87563]

@user-xt9yc1gq4d I've been trying that, but so far, I'm not finding other singles interested yet.

[@operagal5069]

Do what I did. I looked for a singles group in the largest Protestant church in my town. It took a few months, but I have been out on two dates. And yes, I still attend my local Catholic church.

[@trish87563]

@@operagal5069 I've even done that, and I'm still not finding people my age. I'm in a Protestant Bible study, but everyone's 15 or more years younger. It's good for what it is, but I need relationships with people my age, especially if I have any hope of marrying.

[@trish87563]

@user-xt9yc1gq4d Trying that but not really finding others my age to join.

[@Nunwannabe1234]

Love you Matt, you're a terrific and a real blessing! Please will you and anyone reading this. Pray for my daughter Holly. She was just diagnosed with Lymphoma and I'm trying to get as many people praying for her as possible. Please please please!!!!!!

[@MrBigChops]

There’s power in prayer 🙏🏽 ♥️ Stay strong in Christ

[@thatsfunny2051]

Yes of course! Poor Holly

[@DanielleRosaria]

@@Nunwannabe1234 I will pray. I’m going to include her in my Rosary prayers tonight.

[@joanhirakis8819]

Praying for your daughter Holly.❤

[@Andrew-sj9tr]

I am at my worst when I am alone. Even just for a few hours

[@TN-bi9qf]

This was so helpful! I love understanding a common thread! I hope understanding this will transform my heart!

[@danielbyrnes5446]

Interaction with phones does not provide the same exchange hormones that goes on when you talk face to face. This lack of close human contact correlates to this sense of isolation, I would propose.

[@ConsciousMaster]

This resonated with me

[@DomN5TCB]

Devil wanted to isolate human beings from the beginning. Ask Adam.

[@michaellemmen]

This is my biggest struggle. Not lust, substances, etc. isolation. I don’t know how to beat it right now. I’ve had a radical conversion and people at my (I suppose now former) church seemed no different than the people I was yoked up with in the world. In fact, many of them seem less genuine than many unbelievers I used to yoke with. I don’t know. They would call on the name of Jesus yet still watch porn. Call on the name of Christ yet still have more zeal and excitement speaking about Star Wars and sports. I long for the connection. I just don’t know if I can do church right now. I know I’m supposed to be better than this, and maybe help my brethren, but it’s hard to get past when I am excited about Christ and it’s clear that most people are just not. How can I find a common ground there?

[@irishgirlintexas]

@@michaellemmen this is something I've struggled with, as an introvert who converted from Protestant to Catholic a couple years ago and was confirmed at Easter last year. The churches my husband and I left weren't quite like yours, but it did seem they had their preferred version of Christianity that didn't involve showing love and grace to imperfect people like my husband, or to me when I chose to stay married to him. He has 3 felony convictions for drugs, but every year since there's been more and more signs he's not going back to that. There were more particular incidents that were my reasons for leaving, but going into those would take away from the real point of this response. You didn't specify if you're Catholic or not, but whenever I'm praying the Rosary, the people who hurt us before we left are who I think of when I come to the Fatima prayer. "Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins. Lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of your mercy." Whenever I encounter one of them, and they start on their anti-Catholic stuff, I sometimes have to fight to remember that. A couple other wonderful prayers are the Litany of Joy, Litany of Trust, Litany to the Sacred Heart, Litany of Humility, Litany of Divine Mercy . . . all of them are packed with nutrition for the lonely soul.

[@irishgirlintexas]

One final thought, I think the common ground you have with them (and that we all have, whether we're willing to admit it or not)is that how we act when we're seeking Jesus won't always look right to everyone else. I've given up trying to look perfect for all the people who don't live with me. Trying to please the Triune God is so much easier than trying to please everyone else, some of whom seem to think they're God.

[@adlibrium]

@michaellemmen I'm sorry that you feel so isolated. I would urge you to keep going to church and keep seeking. The church is made up of broken people, but they are in the right place to be healed and maybe you can be a missing piece for them.

[@matthewgaulke8094]

I came back to Catholicism about 9 months ago. I use to be more disappointed about the lack of social connection I got at Mass but I really had to ask myself why I went to church. I am okay with Mass not leading to fun time social hour now. Anytime I start feeling lonely or isolated I try to use that as an opportunity to lean into God and the Saint's more.

[@Christian-lm6qh]

Don’t give up on Christ because people suck. Look at a crucifix and tell Jesus you want to give up because people suck. He went thru all that and more. Pray for holy friends and peel yourself off the wall. If there’s no coffee social at church start one. Start a men’s group. Get a Bible study guide and go thru Acts. People will always suck and you won’t be much better than them. Be humble and keep reaching out.

[@rachellewood813]

This is great

[@ignotus_amicus]

4:27 Matt reaches out to people to commune with them… unless they’re SSPX. Then he wants to divide.

[@DrummerLittleBrother]

Matt, brother, what that's t-shirt you're wearing?

[@ConvincedofChristianity]

This was an excellent interview!

[@kathleenfrancis1872]

I've noticed that when someone who is at Mass and receives The Holy Eucharist with unrepentant sins like greed and lust and many other things seem to bring those demonic influences into church and they attack the faithful. Not much we can do about it except pray,St Joseph Terror of Demons pray for Us 🙏

[@l.florentina2395]

At Mass only have eyes and heart lovingly fixed in Jesus once again at the Cross for all of is, and you will only notice his forgiveness.

[@l.florentina2395]

for all of us

[@margaretbrauer5520]

@@kathleenfrancis1872 How do you know about other people’s sins being repented or not? Only God knows that. Yours are the only sins you really know about as mine are to me. You appear to be judging others and Jesus told us never to do that.

[@MovedByBeauty]

​@@margaretbrauer5520 Agreed. Well said. Point the finger at yourself. ❤

[@helenagreenpine1496]

This is the kind of view you get when you mix idolatry into Christianity. Stop worshipping idols and you will stop having such a problem with demons people! You are the only denomination that has this issue being so pervasive and this is due to IDOLATRY which opens the door to demons.

[@scootahscoot9389]

True I did this after dabbling in Charismatic Movement then sliding into Satan’s No Heart ♥️ 🗡️ Divine Mercy Vortex 🛝

[@airinkujo3207]

i don’t understand your comment, i think your word’s might caused division. i will pray for you, the catholic charismatic movement is one of love, pains me to see you draw the line between what is good vs evil. we mustn’t be divided for God is for us then who can be against us? there are many devotions in holy mother church, let’s not cast judgement into which are pious and reverent for we do not know the hearts of our brothers and sisters. ❤

[@suzannealberts9660]

Matt! Where did you get that shirt???

[@iamneverwrong1]

It needs to say GOD in the center tho 😂

[@michellephilbrick442]

@@suzannealberts9660 I found it on etsy. Search Priest Prophet King tee shirt

[@francesjames3221]

Where is the woman's version of Exodus 90?

[@AbigailGonzalez-km1pe]

@@francesjames3221 I've done Fiat 90 and Nineveh 90. Those are for women.

[@liquidnitrogen58]

We talk more about demons than the love of God. Read John Chapter 11 ten times each day. After a month, you will have read John Chapter 11 three hundred times. This is how you can hear the voice of God and know Jesus’ love for you.

[@hynjus001]

Jesus spoke more about demons than anyone else in the bible. We're in the church militant. This is war. The demons are our enemies. Realizing that helps us not be distracted into thinking humans are our enemies. It helps us focus more on love. This is why the conversation above was centred on love.

[@liquidnitrogen58]

@@hynjus001 We are more excited to talk about demons than talking about how to love and forgive our mother-in-law. The Little Way of St. Terese the Little Flower is our key into Heaven. If we stop talking to our mother-in-law, we have let the mute demon win.

[@levirush2426]

@@liquidnitrogen58 To understand the situation you’re in with your mother-in-law requires you to know that “we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” It would be difficult to understand why you have conflict with her unless you knew that the “enemy” comes to “steal, kill, and destroy.” “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” Don’t be naive to Satan’s and his demons tricks, they want to ruin you.

[@Enter-a-name-7789]

Wait, mothers-in-law aren’t demons in skins suits? 😳

[@Sapientiaa]

@@liquidnitrogen58 We talk about them because they are the enemy. Many churches in the US and around the western world have pushed this subject aside. We HAVE to speak about the enemy so that Christian’s understand how serious this is and they don’t end up being led astray.

[@Julieanne0917]

Scary, how accurate you are 💯 THANK YOU

[@marietheresa1709]

I love being alone with God. I guess isolated

[@dirkbouwman6327]

@@marietheresa1709 me to i think its important

[@airinkujo3207]

when we are with God we aren’t isolating we are meditating on His divine presence made known to us and that helps us to be in communion with others. even in Eucharistic Adoration we are with others.

[@joejackson6205]

Because The Father always wants our faith in Jesus to grow, He allows us to be sifted like wheat, because our faith grows best under stress. No stress no growth. When did Pints become Matt Fradd? Is there an ego battle going on?

[@anastrawberry8047]

You are right! I hadn’t even noticed that it didn’t say “Pints with Aquinas” anymore…

[@l.florentina2395]

At Mass fix your eyes and heart lovingly to Christ one again at the Cross for all, and you shall notice nothing but his forgiveness.

[@WendyStowe-z2o]

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[@moises75434]

PLEASE: Please stop playing video games

[@RoBear-xo6zw]

You might as well count how many angels fit on the head of a pin and call it the day and use your bible as a door stop 😂🎉

[@carlsilverberg8700]

Very catholic